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Dounby

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°04′06″ N 3°13′53″ W

Map showing the location of Dounby Dounby
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
19 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
KOI Kirkwall Airport22 km
EOI Eday Airport30 km

About Dounby

Dounby is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 19 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Holm of Kirkness and Greeny Hill.

Climate of Dounby

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 134 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (134 mm)
Driest month
May (53 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Dounby
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°11°13°15°15°13°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)116881036553566477107124134122

How to get to Dounby

The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 22 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 225 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 22 kmsoutheast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 30 kmnortheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 68 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 225 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 290 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 347 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 362 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Dounby

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 628 natural sites, 246 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km236 places

  • Hoy Island 25 kmS
  • Shapinsay Island 20 kmE
  • Rousay Island 16 kmNE
  • Wyre Island 16 kmE

25–60 km352 places

  • Eday Island 29 kmNE
  • Papa Westray Island Island 37 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 27 kmS
  • Auskerry Island 38 kmE

60–100 km323 places

  • Eilean nan Ron Island 86 kmSW
  • Rabbit Islands Island 89 kmSW
  • Neave Island Island 85 kmSW
  • Eilean Iosal Island 85 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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